Pacific Northwest
Reptiles & Amphibians
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Pond Slider - Trachemys scripta
Red-eared Slider - Trachemys scripta elegans
(Wied-Neuwied, 1838)
Purple = range of T. s. elegans
Dark blue = range of introduced T. s. elegans
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Related or Similar Northwest Turtles:
Western Painted Turtle
Northern Pacific Pond Turtle
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| Adult with Juvenile Painted Turtle, King County, Washinton | Adults, King County, Washington | |
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| Adults, King County, Washington | ||
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| Characteristic Red "ear" mark behind eye | ||
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| Urban lake habitat, King County, Washington |
Habitat, city park, King County, Washington |
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| Red-eared Sliders basking, swimming, and sliding into a pond in California | Red-eared Sliders basking at a small lake in California. | A Red-eared Slider swims in a small lake in California then hauls out onto a log. |
Northwest Reptiles and Amphibians
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